Monday, February 11, 2013

Try a Friendship Plant For Valentine’s Day!

Billbergia nutansor Queen's-Tears is abromeliadnativetoBrazil,Uruguay, andArgentina. This plant makes a wonderfulornamental house plant. It tolerates under-watering, over-watering,
heat, and some cold (but not freezing temperatures). The plant has foliage similar to that of a Day Lily with
long, green, arching foliage.

This
plant is commonly also called the “Friendship Plant,” because it is easily
propagated allowing it to be shared with friends or plant lovers.The Friendship Plant produces small plantlets
called “pups” that are produced from rhizomes at the base by the mother
plant. Individual pups can be removed and
transplanted into new containers.

These will quickly proliferate to fill their container. You
can then divide and transplant them into new colorful containers and gift them
to your friends!

Contact the nursery at treesthatplease@comcast.net
or by phone at 505-866-5027 to reserve one for your Valentine or stop by and
pick one out!